Characterizing Perfluorooctanoate in Ambient Air near the Fence Line of a Manufacturing Facility: Comparing Modeled and Monitored Values

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-55

  Barton, Catherine A ^a   Butler, Larry E ^a   Zarzecki, Charles J ^a   Flaherty, John ^b   Kaiser, Mary ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b State College Area High School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; WIND;

AMBIENT AIR DATA; HIGH-VOLUME CASCADE IMPACTOR; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA); SAMPLING PERIOD;

AIR;

PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; FLUOROCARBON; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUOROCARBONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEST VIRGINIA; WIND;

EID: 33645067160     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464429     Document Type: Article

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